AEW commentator Taz has been told he needs both knees, shoulders replaced

Though he’s been told that he needs both of his knees and shoulders replaced, Taz is opting against surgery right now.

The 56-year-old AEW commentator wrote on social media that, while a “highly acclaimed orthopedic surgeon” has informed him that he needs the four joints replaced, he’s not going to have it done now. Taz is instead choosing to keep trying regenerative procedures and will attempt to deal with the pain.

Taz said the issue with his knees and shoulders is from training too heavy in the gym during his career, not the bumps he took in the ring. He urged today’s wrestlers to be smarter about how they train:

Went to a highly acclaimed orthopedic surgeon yesterday to discuss my knee. It’s been brutal for a couple of years, he did testing & X-rays on me. So, both of my shoulders & knees need to be replaced. 4 joints. I am not doing this right now. I’m gonna keep trying regenerative procedures & try to suck it up dealing with the pain.

*This is NOT from bumps… It’s from training too heavy like a caveman trying to be ‘big’. I’m posting this for today’s wrestlers, please be smarter, times have changed for the better!!

A former ECW champion and WWE wrestler, Taz retired from in-ring competition in 2002 and only wrestled once after that, returning for a quick squash of Jerry Lawler at ECW One Night Stand 2006. He’s worked as a commentator for WWE, TNA, and AEW.

Taz signed with AEW in 2020 and is part of the announce team for Dynamite. He’s the father of AEW wrestler Hook.